Norman Christie

Norman Christie
Personal information
Date of birth	24 November 1909
Place of birth	Hebburn, County Durham, England
Date of death	4 August 1989 (aged 89)
Place of death	North Yorkshire, England
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s)	Centre half
Senior career*
Years	Team
	Bishop Auckland
1931–1934	Huddersfield Town
1934–1937	Blackburn Rovers
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Norman Christie (24 November 1909 – 4 August 1989) was an English footballer and manager who played for Bishop Auckland, Huddersfield Town and Blackburn Rovers.^[4]

He was a centre-half (central defender). He used to tell how he once jumped up with the opposing centre-forward to head the ball; he jumped with his mouth open, and came down with a mouthful of the forward's skin from the back of his neck.^[5]

Christie was born in Hebburn, Durham, the son of William Davidson Christie and Janet Borland. He married Greta Margaret Pratt in 1936.^[6]

References

^ England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916–2007
^ 1911 England Census
^ "Blackburn Rovers. Search for inside man". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. x – via Newspapers.com.
^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 53. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
^ Ian Thomas, Owen Thomas, Alan Hodgson, John Ward (2007). 99 Years and Counting: Stats and Stories. Huddersfield Town A.F.C. ISBN 978-0955728105.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ "Norman Christie Married". Huddersfield Weekly Examiner. Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. 6 June 1936. p. 5. Retrieved 9 February 2024.

External links

Norman Christie at Find a Grave

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[death-1] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916–2007

[1911census-2] 1911 England Census

[3] "Blackburn Rovers. Search for inside man". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. x – via Newspapers.com.

[4] Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 53. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.

[5] Ian Thomas, Owen Thomas, Alan Hodgson, John Ward (2007). 99 Years and Counting: Stats and Stories. Huddersfield Town A.F.C. ISBN 978-0955728105.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[6] "Norman Christie Married". Huddersfield Weekly Examiner. Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. 6 June 1936. p. 5. Retrieved 9 February 2024.

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